Pilot Island Light
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The Pilot Island Light is a lighthouse located near Gills Rock, on Pilot Island at the east end of Death's Door passage, in Door County, Wisconsin.
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Location | Gills Rock, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 45°17′3.067″N 86°55′11.012″W[1][2] |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1858 |
Foundation | Concrete |
Construction | Milwaukee Cream City brick[3] |
Automated | 1962 |
Height | 41 feet (12 m)[4] |
Shape | Square |
Markings | yellow, black lantern and parapet |
Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
Light | |
First lit | 1858 |
Focal height | 48 feet (15 m)[5] |
Lens | Fourth order Fresnel lens |
Range | 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi)[1] |
Characteristic | White, Flashing (2), 6 sec[1] |
Pilot Island Light | |
Nearest city | Gills Rock, Wisconsin |
Area | 3.5 acres (1.4 ha) |
NRHP reference No. | 83004279[6] |
Added to NRHP | November 21, 1983 |
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The building's design is similar to Pottawatomie Light on Rock Island (and many others), but is made of brick instead of stone. Until 1910 it was called Port des Morts Island Light. The light was converted to electric in 1942 and automated in 1962.[7]